Janay is an uncommon variant of Jane that peaked in 1987 and has since faded.
Janay is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,277 for girl births in the United States (and #12,562 across all names), given to 15 babies. Janay first appears in 1952 and peaked in 1987 (596 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | #7,277 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #7,421 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | #7,109 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | #4,446 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #8,627 |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | #5,515 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | #5,230 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | #4,619 |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 | #4,195 |
| 2015 | 55 | 55 | #3,071 |
| 2014 | 58 | 58 | #2,947 |
| 2013 | 63 | 63 | #2,740 |
| 2012 | 75 | 75 | #2,462 |
| 2011 | 114 | 114 | #1,783 |
| 2010 | 113 | 113 | #1,810 |
| 2009 | 95 | 95 | #2,127 |
| 2008 | 73 | 73 | #2,564 |
| 2007 | 92 | 92 | #2,166 |
| 2006 | 94 | 94 | #2,088 |
| 2005 | 128 | 128 | #1,593 |
| 2004 | 101 | 101 | #1,876 |
| 2003 | 118 | 118 | #1,634 |
| 2002 | 124 | 124 | #1,526 |
| 2001 | 122 | 122 | #1,529 |
| 2000 | 114 | 114 | #1,562 |
| 1999 | 122 | 122 | #1,435 |
| 1998 | 143 | 143 | #1,266 |
| 1997 | 204 | — | #969 |
| 1996 | 192 | — | #985 |
| 1995 | 245 | — | #809 |
| 1994 | 221 | — | #882 |
| 1993 | 173 | — | #1,058 |
| 1992 | 248 | — | #811 |
| 1991 | 261 | — | #784 |
| 1990 | 292 | — | #718 |
| 1989 | 314 | — | #652 |
| 1988 | 430 | — | #513 |
| 1987 | 596 | — | #388 |
| 1986 | 47 | — | #2,204 |
| 1985 | 37 | — | #2,615 |
| 1984 | 40 | — | #2,397 |
| 1983 | 42 | — | #2,286 |
| 1982 | 34 | — | #2,722 |
| 1981 | 32 | — | #2,804 |
| 1980 | 24 | — | #3,444 |
| 1979 | 34 | — | #2,638 |
| 1978 | 36 | — | #2,447 |
| 1977 | 29 | — | #2,799 |
| 1976 | 29 | — | #2,681 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | #5,277 |
| 1974 | 25 | — | #2,864 |
| 1973 | 71 | — | #1,392 |
| 1972 | 29 | — | #2,477 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #4,017 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #4,597 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #4,839 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | #4,313 |
| 1967 | 13 | — | #3,734 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | #3,880 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,150 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | #3,868 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #6,739 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,635 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #4,304 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #5,911 |